BSc (Hons) Professional Practice (Top-up)

Bachelor's degree

In Reading

£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Reading

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary
This new, flexible, part-time course enables you as a healthcare practitioner to top-up your pre-registration qualification (Diploma/Advanced Diploma) to a degree, in order to achieve graduate status. This course is equivalent to the final year of an undergraduate degree course ie: 120 credits at Level 6.

You can opt for a generic award in professional practice or have the focus of your studies recognised through a specific award in one of the following areas:
BSc (Hons) Professional Practice Tissue Viability
BSc (Hons) Professional Practice Diabetes
BSc (Hons) Professional Practice Older People
BSc (Hons) Professional Practice Acute Care
BSc (Hons) Professional Practice Intensive/Critical Care*
BSc (Hons) Professional Practice Ophthalmic Nursing*
BSc (Hons) Professional Practice Mental Health
BSc (Hons) Professional Practice Midwifery
BSc (Hons) Professional Practice Perioperative Practice
*These awards are only available if you're accessing the course with a Diploma. If you have an Advanced Diploma you'll have the opportunity to access these specialist modules via the PgCert/PgDip/MSc Professional Practice.
There is only one compulsory module (Dissertation), the rest of course is made up of option modules, which you choose.
You select modules relevant to your area of clinical practice - Wide range to select from
Entry to Course is via Diploma/Advanced Diploma/Accreditation of Prior Learning
We recognise L6 credits* from your Advanced Diploma/previous CPD modules you may have undertaken in the UK, in the last 4 years - ask us for more information.
*conditions apply
Other options available for BSc (Hons) Professional Practice (Top-up)
Part time - September 2017, Berkshire Institute for Health

Facilities

Location

Start date

Reading (Berkshire)
See map
Broad Street Mall, Fountain House, 2, Queen's Walk, RG1 7QF

Start date

On request

About this course

Entry requirements
There are several routes a healthcare practitioner may take to access this course. You may enter the course:
1) With a Diploma in Higher Education (120 credits at Level 4 and 120 credits at Level 5). If you enter via this route you will study 120 L6 academic credits with us in order to achieve the award of BSc (Hons) Professional Practice.
2) With a Diploma in Higher Education (120 credits at Level 4 and 120 credits at Level 5) and up to a maximum of 60 Level 6 post-qualifying academic credits, successfully completed at another UK University/Universities. If you...

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Subjects

  • Mental Health
  • Midwifery
  • Options
  • Diabetes
  • Part Time
  • Critical Care

Course programme

Course detail
The course is made up of core (compulsory) and option modules:
Core Module (40 credits)
The only compulsory module is the Dissertation L6 – 40 credits. This will be the final module in your course.
Option modules
The remainder of the credits you require for the award will be made up of option modules.
If you already hold a Diploma of Higher Education you will typically complete 80 credits of L6 option modules. This usually equates to four modules.
If you already hold an Advanced Diploma you will typically complete one 20 credit L6 option module.
If you already hold a Diploma of Higher Education and have completed level 6 CPD modules in another UK university in the last 4 years, we may be able to recognise this certified learning. The number of option module credits you'll study with us, will depend on the number of credits we are able to recognise and advanced stand into your course (this will be a maximum of 60 L6 credits).
The option modules you choose will usually reflect your continuing personal and professional needs and the area of practice you work in.
You'll complete the option modules prior to starting your Dissertation.
The option modules you can select from for the generic/badged awards, are provided below. Please note these are subject to availability.
Option modules

Generic award
You can choose from any of the option modules on the list below
Mentorship for Health care Professionals L6 (20)
Preceptorship Through Work based Learning L6 (20)
Understanding and Using Clinical Research and Clinical Data to Enhance Practice (20)
Patient-centred Leadership (20)
Tissue Viability: Delivering Harm Free Care L6 (20)
Diabetes: Improving Health Outcomes L6 (20)
Infection Prevention and Control: Delivering Harm Free Care L6 (20)
Understanding the Complexities of Caring for Frail and Older People: An integrated Health and Social Care Approach L6 (20)
Making a Difference to Person Centred Dementia Care L6 (20)
Early Recognition of the Deteriorating Patient L6 (20)
Introduction to Care of the Critically Ill Adult L6 (40)
Delivering Contemporary Intensive Care L6 (40)
Clinical Innovation and Contextual Decision Making in Intensive Care Practice L6 (20)
Care of the Anaesthetic Patient (20)
Care of the Surgical Patient (20)
Post Anaesthetic Care (20)
Ophthalmic Nursing L6 (40)
Facilitating Family Planning (20)
History Taking and Physical Examination (20)
Independent and Supplementary Prescribing (NMC Approved) L6 (40)
Early Recognition and Management of the Physically Unwell Patient in Mental Health Practice (20)
Psychosocial Interventions: Assessment and Case Formulation L6 (20)
Psychosocial Interventions: Evidence Based Psychosocial Interventions for Psychosis L6 (20)
Psychosocial Interventions: Brief Interventions in Acute Mental Health Care L6 (20)
Psychosocial Interventions: Family Intervention L6 (20)
Psychosocial Interventions: Medication Management and Physical Well Being L6 (20)
Advanced Substance Use and Misuse in Context (20)
Advanced Communicable Diseases (HBV, HCV, HIV, TB) Substance Misuse and Health Behaviour Intervention Policies (20)
Advanced Substance Misuse Treatment Interventions (20)
Advanced Dual Diagnosis: Exploring Interventions for People with Mental Health & Substance Misuse Problems (20)
Examination of the Newborn L6 (20)
High Dependency Practice for Midwives L6 (20)
Preparation of Supervisors of Midwives Level 6 (40)
Promoting Women's Health and Wellbeing through Work based Learning (20)
Work-based Learning: Delivering Quality Care through Work based Learning L6 (20)
Tissue Viability badged award
You must choose:
Tissue Viability: Delivering Harm Free Care L6 (20)
Tissue Viability should be the focus of your dissertation. The remainder of the credits required for your award can be chosen from the other options listed under the 'generic award'.
Diabetes badged award
You must choose:
Diabetes: Improving Health Outcomes L6 (20)
Diabetes should be the focus of your dissertation. The remainder of the credits required for your award can be chosen from the other options listed under the 'generic award'.

Older People badged award
You must choose:
Understanding the Complexities of Caring for Frail and Older People: An integrated Health and Social Care Approach L6
Older People should be the focus of your dissertation. The remainder of the credits required for your award can be chosen from the other options listed under the 'generic award'.

Acute Care badged award
You must choose from:
Early Recognition of the Deteriorating Patient L6 (20)
Diabetes: Improving Health Outcomes L6 (20)
Infection Prevention and Control: Delivering Harm Free Care L6 (20)
Tissue Viability: Delivering Harm Free Care L6 (20)
History Taking and Physical Examination (20)
Acute Care should be the focus of your dissertation. The remainder of the credits required for your award can be chosen from the other options listed under the 'generic award'.
Perioperative Practice badged award
You must choose from:
Care of the Anaesthetic Patient (20)
Post Anaesthetic Care (20)
Care of the Surgical Patient (20)
Perioperative Practice should be the focus of your dissertation. The remainder of the credits required for your award can be chosen from the other options listed under the 'generic award'.

Intensive Care badged award
You must choose:
Delivering Contemporary Intensive Care L6 (20)
Intensive Care should be the focus of your dissertation. The remainder of the credits required for your award can be chosen from the other options listed under the 'generic award'.
Critical Care badged award
You must choose:
Introduction to Care of the Critically Ill Adult L6 (20)
Critical Care should be the focus of your dissertation. The remainder of the credits required for your award can be chosen from the other options listed under the 'generic award'.
Ophthalmic Nursing* badged award
You must choose:
Ophthalmic Nursing L6 (20)
Ophthalmic Nursing should be the focus of your dissertation. The remainder of the credits required for your award can be chosen from the other options listed under the 'generic award'.
Mental Health badged award
You must choose from:
Early Recognition and Management of the Physically Unwell Patient in Mental
Health Practice (20)
Psychosocial Interventions: Brief Interventions in Acute Mental Health Care L6 (20)
Psychosocial Interventions: Evidence Based Psychosocial Interventions for Psychosis L6 (20)
Psychosocial Interventions: Assessment and Case Formulation L6 (20)
Psychosocial Interventions: Family intervention L6 (20)
Psychosocial Interventions: Medication Management and Physical Well Being L6 (20)
Mental Health should be the focus of your dissertation. The remainder of the credits required for your award can be chosen from the other options listed under the 'generic award'.

Midwifery badged award
You must choose from:
Examination of the Newborn L6 (20)
High Dependency Practice for Midwives L6 (20)
Preparation of Supervisors of Midwives Level 6 (20)
Promoting Women's Health and Wellbeing through Work Based Learning (20)
Midwifery should be the focus of your dissertation. The remainder of the credits required for your award can be chosen from the other options listed under the 'generic award'.

BSc (Hons) Professional Practice (Top-up)

£ 9,250 + VAT